Do not panic if you receive an email threatening to cause you and others physical harm. Sent by cybercriminals, it is part of an extortion phishing scam that is currently infiltrating inboxes worldwide.

Multiple organisations have been brandjacked in several variations of a payload email scam that are hitting Australian inboxes. MailGuard intercepted the first variant of these emails on Thursday afternoon (AEST).

VicRoads and Victorian Civil And Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) are among the latest victims of brandjacking by cybercriminals. MailGuard intercepted two variations of a payload email scam involving the government bodies on Monday afternoon (AEST).

Imitating leading financial institutions such as banks to gain access to users’ confidential data isn’t exactly a new trick adopted by cybercriminals, but it is still one to be wary of. MailGuard intercepted one such phishing email scam purporting to come from National Australia Bank (NAB).